AME Head of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs

Company Description

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs. Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.

Job Description

Accountabilities

This role will have the following functional responsibilities :

Corporate Affairs

• Identify key stakeholders, understand their priorities, and develop a strategic plan for engagement
• Presents Syngenta’s position to governments to safeguard our business interests.
• Monitor political and economic developments, identify trends with implications to the business, engages with and builds coalitions with stakeholders to advocate for or against and advance policies.
• Advises CU and Business Area (BA) Leadership team on business implications of any changes in government policies.
• Maintain close liaison with CropLife AME, to develop synergies and pursue ambitions of mutual interest, with a special focus on SPMF initiatives.
• Develop transparent and measurable KPIs and assess the business impact of advocacy efforts.
• In collaboration with Syngenta’s industry associations, the Commercial Unit Head and the BA Heads, advocate on local policy initiatives and implementation AME policies.
• Deliver pro-active reputation management through developing thought leadership platforms, regular formal and informal stakeholder engagement, effective use of multiple media channels, public engagements, and publications.
• Support BAs in building a public affairs strategy in support of the FTO mitigation plans, such as MRL issues, product approvals, counterfeit and illicit product and the business impact of the geopolitical environment

Sustainability

Stewardship

Qualifications

Knowledge, experience & capabilities

Critical Skills

Critical knowledge

Critical Experience

Additional Information

Note : This role support Africa Middle East and can be executed from any of the locations below :

Türkiye, Morocco, Kenya or South Africa

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